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Anduril: #13 of 83 by ARR per employee

Anduril is ranked #13 of 83 vertical AI companies on Vertical Velocity with $323K ARR per employee. The company is #2 in Defense AI and is tracked as part of the vertical AI efficiency benchmark.

Company metrics

  1. Overall rank #13 of 83
  2. Category rank #2 in Defense AI
  3. ARR per employee $323K/emp
  4. Estimated ARR $2.1B
  5. Headcount 6,500
  6. Headquarters Costa Mesa, CA

What the company does

Anduril is a defense technology company that builds AI-powered autonomous systems, sensor networks, and command-and-control software for national security missions including border surveillance, counter-drone operations, and undersea warfare. The company serves the US Department of Defense, intelligence community, and allied governments seeking modern, software-defined alternatives to legacy defense platforms. Anduril's Lattice OS provides a common operating system that fuses sensor data from across the battlefield to enable real-time situational awareness and autonomous threat response. Founded by Oculus creator Palmer Luckey, the company has rapidly scaled to become one of the largest venture-backed defense primes, with a manufacturing facility for its autonomous systems.